Lassa Fever — Germany
Lassa virus infection has not been confirmed in 2 contacts of the patient who died of the disease at the end of February 2016 at the Cologne University Hospital [North Rhine-Westphalia state]. The deceased man worked for a humanitarian organization in Togo and was infected there.
Blood tests of a contact person carried out on 15 Mar 2016 confirmed the diagnosis of Lassa infection. The appropriate precaution measures were taken immediately and the patient was placed in isolation at the
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